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SOME INTERESTING RACING PLATES When the Coney Island Jockey Club was dis ¬ solved last fall many of the souvenirs collected during the thirtyodd years of its existence were distributed to other organizations or to individuals affiliated with racing One of the most interesting is a collection f racing plates which had been worn by renowned performers over the course at Sheepshead Utiy This went to The Jockey Club and it now hangs above the desk of assistant secretary Da inger field fieldThere There are of these plates seven in all taken from the feet of Firenze Potomac Salvator Tenny Domino Tournament and Proctor Knott All r plain with the exception of those worn by Domino and Tournament Each of these has L toe calk In addition Tournaments plate is ornamented by heel calks calksThe The feet of these great performers are a study No two are alike in shape Those of Domino and Firene were almost round while Salvadors and Potomacs were most irregular Dominos plate is the most symmetrical of the collection Tournaments foot was largest and in life he undoubtedly would outweigh any of the others as lit was a horse of great bone and muscle Proctor Knotts foot was the smallest
